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Friday, July 3, 2009
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 BET Awards With Rousing Michael Jackson Tributes
Everyone knew Sunday night's BET Awards would focus on the lasting memory and legacy of Michael Jackson, who died Thursday afternoon at the age of 50. The show didn't waste any time, kicking off the proceedings with a 10-minute tribute that brought the packed crowd at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium to their feet, immediately establishing the show as a sort of wake for the fallen singer...Read the rest of the story
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 Ciara: Fantasy Ride
On her oft-delayed third studio album, Ciara attempts to keep it real, grown and sexy. On the intro track, "Ciara to the Stage," the Atlanta artist chants flirtatiously, over a smooth, hip-swaying production, and tantalizes her lover with a private strip tease on "Love Sex Magic," featuring Justin Timberlake—the album's highlight. Much of the rest of the album could use more of that personality. On "High Price," where she takes her vocals to an opera-like pitch...Read the rest of the review
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 Michael Jackson: A Remembrance
One of the more distinct observations I heard when Jerry Garcia died in 1995 was that the burden of being Jerry Garcia must have become too much. It was food for thought--the weight not just of celebrity but iconography, the burden of meeting expectations 24/7 in a world in which you appear superhuman if human at all. Michael Jackson suffered a similar fate. Unlike his brethren, he did not succumb to a world of drugs, sycophants and diminished artistic returns; he spent his life cocooned in a world of weirdness and fairy tales...Read the
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